View full sizeFirst radar images of asteroid 1998 QE2 First radar images of asteroid 1998 QE2 were obtained when the asteroid was about 3.75 million miles (6 million kilometers) from Earth. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSSR)

Asteroid 1982 QE2 will zip past the Earth Friday at 3:59 p.m. CDT and is already visible on several NASA radars. It will also be visible on good backyard telescopes in the first week in June when it passes into northern hemispheric skies. At its closest to Earth, the asteroid will be 3.6 million miles away, which is about 15 times the distance from the Earth to the moon. There's no danger of a collision.

1982 QE2 is a massive asteroid with a diameter of 1.7 miles. Radar images obtained so far reveal that it even has its own moon estimated to be about 2,000 feet wide. The asteroid also has large concave spaces and is more light-absorbing than light-reflecting, which means it is hard to see. Watch the video below for details on where and when to see it with your own backyard telescope.